Biden announces new gun control measures in response to 'epidemic' of violence

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"It's just bizarre," he said, to say that anything the administration is proposing is anathema to the Constitution. He reiterated his point that gun violence is an epidemic and a crisis in America.

Libby Emmons

April 8, 2021

President Joe Biden was set to deliver remarks on gun control on Thursday, and was joined by Attorney General Merrick Garland, Vice President Harris, her husband, and First Lady Jill Biden.

The Biden administration announced their intentions to act unilaterally from the White House if Congress doesn't act towards more gun control legislation.

"We have a long way to go it seems we always have a long way to go," he said, saying that the US is facing a "public health crisis" of gun violence, and that his plans do not infringe on the Second Amendment.

That said, he went on to say that "no amendment to the Constitution is absolute."

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Psaki On Biden Cracking Down On Second Amendment Rights: This Is Only The Beginning; More Is Coming

Ryan Saavedra

Apr 8, 2021 

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday that the plan unveiled by Democrat President Joe Biden to crack down on Second Amendment rights was only the beginning, and that Biden will take more actions.

“Today, the administration announced initial actions to address gun violence,” Psaki said. “There will be more. That is absolutely his commitment, and he also will use the power of his presidency, his voice, his political will to advocate for actions in Congress.”

The administration outlined the following “initial actions” that Biden will take in his attack on gun rights:

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